In the last quarter, the Q3 2022CPR found that i global cyberattacks increased by 28% compared to the same period in 2021. Let’s find out all the details together.
Q3 2022: 28% increase in cyberattacks
This last year has been dominated by the conflict between Russia and Ukraineleading to the development of large concerns globally. Just three days after the invasion of Ukraine, on February 27, Check Point Research found an increase in 196% of cyberattacks on the government-military sector of Ukraine. There was also an increase in 4% of attacks by organization in Russia.
However, it is not only war-related computer activities that have registered a strong increase in recent months. In fact, it seems that hackers and attack groups have increased exponentially.
In the last quarter, or the Q322CPR found that the global attacks increased by 28% compared to the same period in 2021. The average weekly number of attacks per organization, worldwide, appears to have exceeded 1,130 units. Although this year there has been an increase, the latter has nonetheless stabilized compared to the strong increase recorded in 2021.
This must be seen as a positive aspect, as it could be an indication of how businesses and governments are dealing with risks. increasing investments in their cybersecurity strategies.
The sectors most at risk
L’instruction remains the most attacked sector while thehealthcare records an increase of 60%.
In a report published in August 2022, CPR had found that the education sector was standing suffering more than double weekly attacks compared to other sectors. This trend was subsequently confirmed. In fact, in the third quarter of this year, the industry Education/Research suffered an average of 2,148 attacks weekly by organization.
Academic institutions became a breeding ground for hackers after rapid digitization undertaken to combat the pandemic. Indeed many academic institutions they weren’t prepared for online education, and this has therefore created great opportunities for criminals. Schools and universities also face the challenge of dealing with students using their own devicesthey work from shared workstations and often connect to public WiFi without thinking about the implications for security.
The second most attacked sector was that government / militarycon 1,564 weekly average attacks. The healthcare sector recorded the largest change compared to last year, with 1,426 weekly average attacks. However, it should be noted that in terms of ransomware attacks, the healthcare sector was the most targeted in the third quarter of 2022.
In fact, one organization out of 42 affected and one is directed 5% year-on-year growth.